| 中文摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-5页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第5-8页 |
| Synopsis | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| ·The rational for the present study | 第12页 |
| ·The significance of the present study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Vocabulary and Language Learning | 第14-27页 |
| ·Word and vocabulary | 第14-15页 |
| ·The importance of vocabulary in language learning | 第15-16页 |
| ·The status of vocabulary in language teaching and learning | 第16-17页 |
| ·Incidental and intentional vocabulary learning | 第17-20页 |
| ·Empirical research on incidental and intentional vocabulary learning | 第20-23页 |
| ·Vocabulary retention from the cognitive perspective | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter Three Vocabulary and Strategies of Vocabulary Learning | 第27-32页 |
| ·Defining and classifying vocabulary learning strategies | 第27-29页 |
| ·Surveying the strategies used by Chinese students | 第29-30页 |
| ·Distinguishing vocabulary learning strategies used by the subjects of high proficiency and low proficiency | 第30页 |
| ·Determining the size of a learner's vocabulary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four the Experimental Design | 第32-40页 |
| ·Subjects and materials | 第32页 |
| ·Specific types of incidental and intentional learning under investigation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Variables in the present study | 第33-34页 |
| ·The experimental procedure | 第34-37页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions and Implications | 第40-43页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第40-41页 |
| ·Implications | 第41-42页 |
| ·Limitations | 第42-43页 |
| References | 第43-46页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第46-48页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第48-50页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第50-54页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第54-56页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第56页 |
